Dayton players and supporters celebrate their South Region second-round victory against Syracuse in Buffalo, N.Y. on Saturday.

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It's almost as if we had to keep saying those words to make sure it was true. The Dayton Flyers, our Dayton Flyers, had just advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 30 years after two nerve-wracking upsets.

My brother Chris followed me to Dayton, and our passion for the school and the basketball team always gave us something to discuss, even if it wasn't always positive. ...